ANGIER — The Board of Directors of Carolina Charter Academy announced that it has appointed Maria Mills as director of the school. CCA, which opened in the fall of 2019 for students in kindergarten … more

LILLINGTON — Jayson Leach, principal of STAR Academy, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program, a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed … more

Brenna Strickland, a secondary English major who was student teaching at Midway High School, was named the 2019-20 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year by Campbell University’s Professional … more

Students from Triton High School teacher Gary Pierce’s Horticulture II classes plant, raise and sell vegetables each spring. Proceeds from these plants pay for FFA student competition … more

SANFORD — A sign outside identified the Central Carolina Community College building as the Keller Health Sciences Building. But for one day, up on the second floor, it felt more like the county … more

High school seniors finally received an update on how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect their graduation plans. Gov. Roy Cooper last week extended the state schools shutdown until May 15, meaning students can expect to miss ... more

On Thursday, Harnett County Schools donated around 450 N-95 surgical masks to county emergency management officials. The masks were originally earmarked for the maintenance and other departments … more

Thousands of area students rely on school systems for meals during the week. School systems have pledged to keep providing meals to students during the current classroom hiatus. Food distribution in … more

SANFORD — Six million Jewish people were killed by Nazis during the Holocaust, a scale of carnage that can be hard to grasp. If you read the victims’ names, one every 15 seconds, it would take … more

Upper Iowa University, in Fayette, Iowa, announced Michael Buchanan of Willow Spring graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in information systems. more

The Dunn-Erwin Rotary Club recently recognized Shannon Tamara Godwin as Student of the Week. Shannon, a senior at Triton High School, is the daughter of Steve and Tamara Godwin of Erwin. During … more

Harnett County Schools have created a few changes to the student enrollment policy as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues across the state. more